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TJIE WASHINGTON 01UTI0, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1885-
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WllATHKIl INDICATION.
I'or tlm Middle Allnntlo felntrs lucid rahis
followed by fair weather, ulmls shitting lo
southerly, stationery Icimiwitmo.
For Sunday, light loial rnliunro Indicated
for Now 1'ngland nml llio Mlddlo Atlantic
Stntoi, with nearly stationary tcmpeiaturo.
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Hotol Dlrcrlory.
Kbbltt ltouc, corner 11th and I'MreoK
St. Jnmn Hotel, Ctli . nml l'ciina. me.
Harris llnine, I'omia. ove., uea-1 Itli l.
(Minimi I r nine. Ttli nml I slreeK
loicUm, 13211' street northwest.
I.OIUI, 1IIIIF.KH.
To-Moitnow'a Sunday Gazette will
bo tho most handsomely Illustrated
newspaper Hint user aiiponit-tl lit llio
DIstiict of Columbia. '
Lucy Hay, 11II113 llraily, u voting
colfuvil womiin, was m rested by Olllcer
llarty ustoulny for tlm laiceiiv of 11
llver wtitcli from her friend, t'annlo
liiitler. Thu w.iteh w.u foimil in her
liockctnt tho stmioii.
Tin: ladlus of St. 'JlMoi's Clmreli
will niveau excursion to Marshall Hull
on tlm steamer Coicoi.111 TuomI.ij
next. Tho ptoccoiU will ho used by
tho HunevoliMit Society tor rliurltnbk
purposes.
.fAMIM UltEEN, a eoloieil niiiti, while
laboring In a stato of excitement yes
terday nttcrnoon, KluKoil open the fiont
iloor of a house occupied by l'Viinels
T.ee, on Miryland nvonuo, near Kour-aud-a-halt
(street southwest. Olllcir
Hirry escorted liliu to this station,
wlmio hu was locl.ed up on a elmige nf
deploying piivate pioperty.
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I'rupuroil I'or ,Soir-Siiiiirl.
Young men and women and puouM
who have sons and dnughteis 10 odii
cite, will bo specially Interested in tin
announcement 01 urn jpoupeiuu nusi
ness College which appears in tho odii
catlonal column. Tho common schools
prepiuo students for Hid ltusinesi fjol
lege. The Business College prepares
them for self-support nml the netlvi'
dutlcsof real life.
Cruplty 1'iiiiIsImmI.
Hidgewuy Nichols and V. (1. liar
wood, omplojed by the Hankers' &
Mei chants' Telegiaph Uonipany, were
each lined $50 by Judge MIII3 this morn
ing for over-driving a I10120 which they
had hired from a livery siable. Tho
horse died of congestion of the lungs
on the day after they used it.
lining nt tlio HonpKnl.
Mr. Alex. Thompson, well-known to
many gentlemen as a resident of tills
city .since the war, is in 11 dying condi
tion at the l'rovldcnco Hospital, lie
Is not expected to live but l'oi :i few
hours. Mr. Thompson has boon in fall
ing health for some months, lie was
employed In the War Depaitmont.
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llmioriilily DiNclmrKCil.
Elvin A. Howe, arrested by Detec
tive Mock yesteulay for being an
unlicensed commercial agent, was
discharged from custody this nioining
by Judge Mills, as the olllcer failed to
make I1I3 case.
ItcHlilentH AiiIouh',
Tlio icsidents in tho vicinity of Fifth
and E streets southeast are anxious to
know what has become of the con
tractor who laid thu water main on E
street. The pavement has not been re
placed and the mud causes great incon
venience to pedestrians.
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An Olllcer Dismounted.
Olllcer L.B. Anderson, who has been
under suspension for some time, has
been dismounted and reinstated at the
Eighth Pieclnct.
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ItolcnNcil on Hull.
Mr. E. J. Sweet, charged with em
bezzling $500 from Mrs. W. 1 Gordon,
was released this morning on giving
500 bail to await tlio grand jury'd ac
tion. 0
I.nto Army Orilcrx.
Sergeant Thomas Murray, troop L,
Seventh Civalry, has been gianted a
two months' furlough to go to JIalena,
M011.
Captain Q. K. Sanderson, Eleventh
Infantry; First Lieutenant 1!. .A. Gar
llngton, Seventh Civaliy, and Second
Lieutenant James A. Manoy, Fifteenth
Infantry, have been detailed 113 addi
tional members of tho general court
martial appointed to meet at Fort
liuford, D. T.
A geneial court-martial has been ap
pointed to meet at Fort Mnade, D. 'P.,
on Monday, August 10. Tho detail U
as follows: Lleutenaut-Colonol Tllford,
Major Whiteside, Captains Ilsloy and
Matliey, First Lieutenants SicUel and
Scott, Second Lieutenants Squires and
Cameron, all of the Sevcntn Cavalry,
and Captain Van Vnlih, First Lieu
tenants ucau anu uiu anu seennu lieu
tenant Dcvol of the Twonty-Fllth In
fantry. Lieutenant Hugh L. Scott Is
Judge-Advocate.
Captain Gaines Linvson, Tivonth-lllth
Infantry, Is lelloved from duty as a
member of the Fort Snelllng cotut
maitial. o
WINl' WASHINGTON.
THE BURIAL JM ARCH .
Continued fiom l'lrsll'ago.
tciifrtvulv In doing honor to tho dead
Imto. Adilllloual tokens of mourning
li'ivo been ndilcil to thu display of
emblems of grief, and inn vory notice
able. I'uhllo IiiisIiichs wasuuthely sus
pended from 1 until 0 o'clock. Over
tho entlro city memorial sei vices wero
In pioprcss during thoso houif.
NorlcrH at Niii-iUoirn.
Saua'iwia, Aug. 8. Urnnt inemo
ilalFci vices weio held at the Washing
toe Stuvjt llnpllst Chiueh, The chinch
was crowded. Hun lees weio hold by
Dr. Aguow of l'hlliidulphlit. Addresses
of ten minutes dilution woro made by
many other pioinlnont divines. The
Washington lliitnionle Society rendered
appropriate music.
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At iinir-iiHsi.
To-dav, for tlm first lime since tlio
death of Geneial U. S. Grant, aio tho
digs at tlm iN aw-Yard, Maiine liar
racks and Murine Hospital at half mast.
Tlio tll'iint I'll ml.
Nr.w Yoitif, Aug. 8. The eontilhii
tlous to tlm Grant monument fund ves
terdny wero$G 1U7. Total to date $2i,
(iOJ. Hv. Droxcl 11 I'nlllH'iiror.
l'lIII.ADr.M'IIIA. Aug. 8. A. J.
Drexel lius bum appointed by tlio 1'ies
ideut iisouu of the pallbeaierH of Gen
eral Ointii hi placo of Hon. Ilamlllon
Kish who Is uuabli: on ai'couutof lllnoss
to attend the funeral.
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OIIIi-cn Closed at Alliiiuy.
A t.ii ANY, Aug 8. The St He and mil
ulcipil ilupaittnents are closed inlinnor
of the funeral of General Giant. The
city bells were tolled and many busi
ness houses closed.
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rroeeiHloii In Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 8. Tho entho city
of Chicago and thousands of people
from the icliilly are altogether given
up this morning to either taking pait
in, or else witnessing tho imposing fu
neral coitege tint l nov marching
through the hi rents. The rain that be
iran to fill unite hcavllv at 9:30 o'clock
did not seem to luterfeio with those
who had deteimliu.il to take part In, or
witness llio ceiemonli's.
asceitaln mid lepoit If thorn had been
any acts which weio "not In accord
ance with military suboidlimttou or
2roricly "' Orwerotho ''proper ex
plunallons," wnicil ill) snues expnciuy
h d been made, piivate and coullden
lid? Tlieie Is unison to believo that
tho olllclal UM'ords already published
contain all the oxpl inatlons of an olll
clal diameter which aio In existence,
if there arc any others they must bo
among the piivate papers of General
llalleck.
It Is evident fiom the context of these
dispatches that the Initial complaint
went fiom St. L011I-, to Washington,
from llalleck to MiClclInn, and not
fiom Washington to St. f.ouif, as Hal
leek declared. A careful searcli through
tho Olllclal Itecords shows no dlpatchcs
from Washington, except lids 0110 from
McClcllan and the one heretofore
quoted from Thomas, the Adjutant
General, to llalleck, complaining of
Grant's conduct In any way.
On (hu "tit of March General Grant
telegraphed to Geneial llalleck that
ho had done his very best to obey 01
doisaiul cairyont the Inteics'.s of the
seivlee. "If my couiso l not satisfac
tory, " ho sayc, "remove 1110 nt once. I
do not wish lo Impede in miy way the
successor minimis." In this dispatch
he alio exorcises the opinion Hut he
must have enemies lutween llalleck
and himself wlio were tiylng to linpilr
his u-efuli.oi. Geneial Uulleek cays
in liU ienl: "You aiomlstakeu. Them
Is 110 enemy between you and me,"
and ugalii calls attention to the f.iet
thai, lie has iiout jet lecelved any
stJti'ineiit as lo Hie number and dispo
sition of his lommmid. On Hie Dtli of
Match, however, Geueiiil llalleckwiites
ns follows lo General Giant ul. Fort
Henri '
Y0111 letter of llio 5th Iniliiol, Joit leeched,
contains tho llr-it nml only Infuriontloii or jonr
actual forces. If 5011 liao u)')iloil tlirni liu
loro 1 lirnonol Rton tlmin. (lunvinl SlcClel
Ion lias rcptntodly nnlercil ino to report to him
dully tho uiimlicrsntiil posllloiiH of )om forces
This I could not ilo, mid tho fault was cei-
nml nirnln for tlio Informntloiihiit chiiUIruL no
answer. TliWccitalnlylnilicntoil nerval want
of older nml systeni in jour cominnnil, tho
blntnoof which was linitlally thrown on mo,
ami. perhaps, Justly, as It Is tho fluty ot ovory
vnininaiidcr to compel llioso under hi in to olioy
orders and enforco dl'elpllno. Don't lot
such nci'lect occur nualn, for It 13 eaunlly ills
crodltnblo to you ami to mo.
On the 1 1 til of Much General Grant
telegraphed to Geneial llalleck:
Yours nf tho (Itli Inst., Inclosing nil anony
mous letter to tho Hon. n-n Id la Is, speaking
of frauds committed nealnst Government, Is
just reeeueil. iicicr jou to my oruira tomii
dency. There was not a soldlor
nuns In Washington nt tho time."
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fJKANT AT TIII3 KOUX1I.
Tlio ainKiiniilnioiiii Itoport Tlmt Ho
MikIo to l'rculilont .loliimoii.
Speaking of Giant's visit to the South
afler the war the Atlanta ConnMuUon
sajs:
This was Hie llrst and lust time that
tlm hero of Appomattox over looked
upon Atlanta. Tluoughout that dreary
December day General Grant quietly
diwotcd himself to the object of his
mission. He was making a tour of tlio
South, at the request of President
Johnson, and his nrlcf sojourn In At
lanta was for the purpose of ascoi tabl
ing tlie sentiment and temper of tlio
pcoplo and their leadius. Fcdoral of
llccrs, ex-Confederates, Union sympa
thizers and tho unreconstructed talked
to tho statuesque soldlor. To ono and
all tho Geneial listened with grave
attention. Indignant loyalists told him
that tho lebols hated the old tlog and
thieatenod violence to die Unionists.
"It Is iiiituiai," was tho only com
ment that could be drawn fiom the
Gem ral.
Some wild schemers GUKitesteil eo'i-
lUcatlon, dlstiaiicliHenient and mllUaty
rule.
"Wo don't do Hint way In Ameilca,"
was the calm leply.
An old man icftired feelingly to the
bad blood cngendeicd by tho war.
"It eaniiut last," said the Geneial,
The next moinlng the silent vltltor,
with his Inevitable cigar, was on his
way to Washington to repoit to the
I'lesldent. Out his own slgnattito ho
assuieil the Government and the coun
try that "the manges ot tho thinking
men of the South accepted tho situation
In good faith."
Against. Ihat. calm Judgment it was
useless to stiuggle. Ubioke the full
foicu of the ei uel legislation then in
piogress, and the ctieinlis of tho pros
trate South weie coiupellrd to modify
their piogramme. The denngogues
wero poweilcsj when the man of Ap
pomattox haired their iickless march.
UHAVl'.S ;EAUI,VKlIlOMIHK.
IIiimIhosh (loiiornlly MiimiioikIoiI.
In tcspoct to the funeral ot General
Giant business In this section was gen
erally suspended after 12 o'clock to-day.
The. ill apings of mourning on the busi
ness houses and lesldcnces were pro
fuse. flllANT IN Ti'.NNi:SHi:i.
Sttbtirlitiloiii umlaiUeitliciaeiittfor'f hr CiUTlO
niav U left at i'lclllurfa tlrug'toie.
Coat. Iti:onivi:u. Fifteen boats
loaded with coal have arrived since last
rei ort.
Somi: Oni: ELsn.-Tho William
Grovcv who waa arrested in 'Washing
ton a few days ago for stealing a watcli
was not the William G rover of H1I3
place.
EXCUH310NS ro&TroNuii. O wing
to the rain to-day the excursions on tho
steam packets II. G. Wagner and I.x-
celsior diil not tauo place.
Tin: Iuvini'a Condition. Tern
peiature and condition ot water at 7 u.
in.: Great Falls, tempciatuie, 72; con
dition, 1; receiving resei voir, temper
ature, 7C; condition at north connec
tion, 2; condition ut south connection,
4; distributing reservoir, temperature,
78; condition at lnlluent gate-house, 2;
condition at diluent gate-house, 1,
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'llio Ntuiilny Utizotto To-morrow
will bo tho fullest and most complete
Grant memorial paper published In tho
District. It will contain flue illustra
tions, depicting various scenes ot inter
cat in tlio life and deatli of tho great
hero, with a graphic and carefully pre
pared narrative of the funeral proces
sion and the burial of the Nation's
greatest soldier. An extra edition will
bo printed and tho beauty and intrinsic
Interest of to-morrow's Quztttc will
cause a great demand for It. Tlio ofllec
will bo kept open until 10:30 to-morrow
morrow morning, and if your nowsboy
1ms sold out, send him back for more,
copies wrapped or mailing can bo had
ut tlio office.
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"Aldorney Dairy Wngon." ,
Frosh Aldernoy butter, churned ovcrr worn-
intC nna ucuvcrca in tu u. ivura--iim. " 1
Dcr lb. Also cottaco clicoso, Imttormllli onit
How Ho t'umo Near IIcIiik ArroMiod
At Hnllei'Ic'N MiikkcvIIoii.
On the ltd of March, 1802, Geneial
Hullcck, then In command at St. Louis,
telegraphed si3 follows (o General Mc
Clcllan: "Geneial l'opo will attack
New Madrid to morrow. At Hie same
time them will be a bombardment of
Columbus, 1 have had 110 communi
cation w 1th Geneial Grant for more than
a week. Ho left his command with
out my anthnilly and went to Nash
ville. Ills aimy secm3 to bo as
much demoialiml by Hie vic
tory of Fort Donclsou as was
that ot the Potomac by the defeat of
liulllhiu. It is hard tn censure a suc
cessful Geneial Immediately after a
lctoiy, but I think hoilchly deseives
it. I can get no leturns, no mpoits,
no information of any kind from him.
Satisfied with liU vlctoiy, ho sits down
and enjoys it without any legard to tlio
future. (J. 1' . smith is aimoat the only
olllcer equal to the emergency."
To tills dispatch General McClcllan
replied on the next day: "Your dis
patch of last oen!ng received. Tho
ftituie success of our cause demands
thatpiocccdlng8 ouch as Grant's should
at once bo checked. Gcneralj mustob
servo discipline as well as privnto sol
(lieu. Do not hesitate to arrest him at
once, If the good of tho service requhes
it. and place C. F. Smith In command.
You am at lib-1 ty to regard tills as a
positive oikr It It will smooth your
wiry. I appreciate tho dlfllcultles jou
have to'encounter, and will relievo you
from trouble as far as possible."
And, cutiousiv enough, tho wouls:
"Appiovcd, Edwin M. Stanton, Sec
retaiy of War," are subjoined.
On tlio -Itli of March, Ucncial llalleck
again telegraphed to Geneial McClcl
lan: "A minor has just reached me
flint since the taking of Fort Donehon
Geneial Grant has resumed hia former
bad habile. If so, it will account for
his neglect nf my often repeated orders.
I do not uccm it nuvisamc to arrest mm
at present, but hae placed General
C. F J Smith In command of the Ten
nesso. I think Smith will restoro order
and discipline.
The substance of the foregoing mes
sage was evidently communicated by
uoner.u iucuienan to uiorrcsiucm, lor
on the lOtli of March Lorcno Thoma",
then Adjutant-General of the army,
telegraphed Geneial llalleck:
"It has been repotted that i-onn after
tho battle of Foit Donelson General
Grant left his comma-id without leave.
13y direction of the President, the Sec
mtaiy of War desires 3011 to ascertain
and icpoit whether Geneial Grant left
Ids cmnirand nt uny time without,
proper authority, and If so, for how
long; whether ho lias made to you
proper icporls and letuins of Jils force;
whether lie has committed any acts
which were unuullioil'ed, or not in ac
cordance with military subordination
or propriety, and If eo, what. See 'Of-
uciai nccorns,' vol, vn.,p. ua;i."
In legaul to the foiegolng, Geneial
llalleck, on March lfitli, replied to
Geneial Thomas to the ell'ecL that al
though General Grant went to Nash
ville after tho battle of Fort I)onelon
without his (Halleck'o authority, ho Is
satlsllcd from investigation that he did
this from good intentions and from a
desire to subseno the public interests.
Goneuil Grant "lias made tho proper
explanations and been ordered to ic
sumo his command in llio Held."
It will be obeivcd that General
llalleck does not In thh dispatch say
anything whatever in referenco to that
part of Thomas' dispatch which refers
"to acts not In accordance with" mili
tary propility, and which in turn Is
based upon that part of Hillock's dis
patch of March Itli, touching the rumor
that General Grant had "resumed his
former bad habits." It states "that
General Grant has made the proper ex
planation"," but a caicful search
through tho olllclal records falls to ic
vcal any explanations whatoyer on
tills particular topic. Tho question
naturally arises, did Geneial Italic ck.
after having deemed tho I'rumor"
Which had 1 cached him so Important
as to telegraph It to tho Commander-
in-Chief, deliberately Ignoro It when
prosBinarjuiHwrns tlio only leply ncressary.
'1 hero Is such disposition tollnd fault w II It 1110
tlntlacalu uskto ho ielloed fiom fuillier
duty until I can bo placed light In (ho estima
tion of tliosa ltl;;licr in authority.
To llio foregoing Geneial llalleck
lcplicd, on Hut liltlt of Match, us fol
lows: You cannot lio lelloved fiom ion command.
Tlicietsuogooil reason for It. I mu certain
that all which tho authorities nt Washington
aslc is that ou enforco discipline and punish
thudlsoidcilv. Tlio now cr is In voiu hands:
usu it and you will huBiistnliicd by allaboo
you. Instead of ioIIoWiik jou, I wish you, as
soon as our now nnny is in tho Held, to as
Biimo tlioiminodl ito coinin.mil, and lead it on
to now Ictoilcs.
fM'wtffuaivamrlotfa in tlio most formal manner to
On tlio Mtli of Maicii Geneial Grant
icplted to General llalleck aa follows:
After your letter Intloshit; copy of anonymous
letter upon which sovcro icnsuiowasbiscd, I
felt as tlioiiRli It would bo linposslblo for mo to
sorolonRer without n court of Inquiry. Ynni
telegram of jesterday, however, places such n
dilTtient pliaso upon my position tlmt I will
again nssuino L'oinmnud mulch 0 orciyenoit
to tho success of 0111 tausu. Under tlio worst
circumstances I would do tlio same.
In all Hie correspondence that passed
between llalleck and Giant, nt this In
tel esting period, 110 leferenco 13 made
to the "habits" 01 tho latter, excepting
that contained in tho communication of
Geneial Hailed; to General Giant, dated
March I. Yotthedeelaiation contained
In Geneial Ualleck's communication to
Thomas on tlio loth ot Much Is spcclllc,
is clear, that "Ge11e1.1l Grant has mado
the proper explanations." A question
for llio futuie hUtoiiui Is, AVhem aie
they and what wem they? Did Geneial
llalleck or anyone oho ever send to
Genoral Grant u copy of the message of
March 4 to Geneial McClcllan, and If
so, what was and where U Geneial
Grant's leply thcieto? It i3, of course,
possible that priv.alo couespondenco
may hnvo taken place between General
llalleck and General Grant upon this
important subject, and the cuilous
omission of everything rolatlng to the
rumor that General Giant had lesumed
"his former bad habits" from the olllclal
correspondence, would seem to support
the piobablllty of this view of the mat
ter. o
aitAxr ah a biArrsuAN.
IIIh VIouh UH to tlio Electoral Com
mission and tlio CoiiHtltiitlou,
An Inter-. lew with Geneial Grant
was had by Hie New Yoik Mail and
Express something over a year ago, In
which, being luLed whether he could
point out any existing defects In the
Constitution and suggest mnicdies, the
General replied :
"Yes; ihoie are sovcial amendments
that could lu of ndvautugn to the coun
try If they would be adopted, although
1 noire oeiiee in tini;cring witu mat
instiiuuent, nml am nppo-ed to In
novation, except In cisos of great neces
sity. There is one amendment which I
consider would bo of pi eat benellt ono
that would maku the Ficsidential Icini
one of beven yeais lnstcadof (our, with
a provision that n President holding of
fice for seven yeaia should thereafter bo
ineligible. I would suggest another
amendment, which is to Hie 0 licet Hint
In the event of a failmo by Congress to
pass any of the tegular appropriations
in one jear, incn nppropiiailons em re
sponding with those of tlio previous
year should be continued until such
time as the appropriation may bo pnssed.
Another amendment I would favor Is
one authorizing the President to ap-
provo a portion 01 any act of Cougicss.
and withholding his approval from all
portions of the act th it he does not ap
piovc, and icturn tlinsame to the house
In which the bill miginutcd witli his ob
jections, when llshaii receive two-thiuls
of tlio votes of both houses before be
coming it law."
'In lefoienco to thu Electoral Com
mission, Goneral, what truth is there in
the oft-published stories that you had
massed troops at tho Capital at Wash
ington with a view of preventing any
attempt to inaiigmato Mr. Tildenr"
"None, There w ere no troops massed
tlicie nt nil. I intended to maintain
pcaco and oulcr at all hazards, and I
proposed to see Installed In tho Presi
dential chair the man whom Congress
declared was elected, whether It was
Tllden or Hayes. I had no desire or
power to lulluenco tho question ot de
ciding who Hie peoplo had elected to
tho Presidency. That was a matter en
tirely with Congress. It is tiuothatl
had dlicctcd Geneial Sherman to liavo
his troops that wero In Baltimore and
other points near Washington so that
they could be brought them on telo
graph notice in case of a riot or dis
turbance, but this step was not In the
benefit of the political parties nor
cither of tho candidates for the Prcsl-
tloiicrnl fecuininoii Tlionirlit Hint
tlio llrlelitust Sinn In liU Class.
A stoiy of some Inleiest Is being told
by a piumlueiit gcntlcnuu width goes
to feliow that the credit of bin lug llrst
discoveiod Genual Giant's genius Is
claimed by Professor l)als of West
Point. At llio time Geneial Giant
graduated fiom West Point Professor
Davis and Geneial Scimmoii, who had
"rsduated at West Point, weio pt.ifess-
01 s there. The night after tlm class to
which Grant belonged had graduated
Scammon and D.nisMit. plidmragame
of whist. D i Is asked Scaminou w I10111
ho consideied the luighle't nun of Hie
class. Scammon ausweied lint he
thought Hie brlghest miut be the one
who came off with the highest liouois.
"You are wrong," said Piolessor
DavK "I tell you the smartest man In
tho class Is 'Llttlo' Grant." Dils said
that die reason Qrant'ti average was so
low was that ho was until!) , and that
lie received black nuiks for his untidi
ness, which In ought down his avei age.
Scammon forgot all about this. Ho
went Into tho war, got to be lliigadler
General, was captured and held in the
icbel llne. When he was finally ex
changed Giant was Commander in
Chief of tho Union forces, and Ids
praises wero being sung tluoughout the
whole North. On General Scaoimon's
ni rival in New Yoik he stopped ut the
Astor House, bought new clothes and
started out for a walk. A3 he wan
dered along llroadway, half In a dream
and half awake, he felt a hand touch
his shoulder, and, looking aiouud, was
confrontid by Professor Davis.
"Whom dlil I say was tlio smallest
boy in tlio class?" he asked nil' hand.
"By Jove! It was Grant," said Scam
mon 03 ho suddedlv recalled the long
forfjotten conversation, "ne's a. hero,
Isn'thi?"
nn Interesting story nbOdt Genoral
Grant's habit of cxecsslvo smoking. It
was two) ears ugo when tho conversa
tion took place, mid tile General and
his family wero guests nt tho Hotel
Katitorsklil. The Doctor and the Gen
eral met ono day ami they had a tulk
on the subject of tho General's exces
sive smoking. "Dactor, have a o'gnr,"
said General Grant.
"No," replied tho doctor; "cigars nro
too strong for me, and I am obliged to
forego the plcasiiru of taking a whiff
from them." Thou Geneial Grant
said: "Woll, dootar, tho pcoplo have
an eironeons Impression as legards my
smoking. They think I have always
been something ot a smoker, I believe,
but such Is not the fact. I have not
been a gieat sniokor, paitleularly of
cigars, and I may say dint previous to
tlio battlo of Fort Donehon I never
smoked a hundred cigars. I confined
mvsolf strictly to n pipe, but after that
engagement (which, by tho way, I al
ways considered my greatest achieve
ment) I vva, for u few days ut least,
showeied with boxes of the voiybcst
cigars from all quartets of llio country,
Thcycamo from dc.ai friends and nd-
inirers, anu men 1 huiokcii in seii-uo-fensc.
I had an nmplo tupply for
myself and my brother olllceis, and of
couiso we divided them up and enjoyed
them greatly. From Hint time on 1
became an inviteiato consumer of the
weed; ami when I came east my sup
ply came from Now Yoik, and I iissiuu
you I have been thoroughly spoiled, as
I smoke now only tho best."
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tlllANTVi OENKHONITY.
How Ho Nlionc'l IIIh I'riciiilNlilit
for tloneriil lliiivllim.
-'niim.rnl rir.mf. ill 11 liintrtinillllliliu
man in eveiy inspect, " oIhcivciI 1111 old
soldier at the Win Dcpaitinent in con
versation with a Western eoiiohpoud
out not long ago. "I well leineinber,"
continued he, "when .I0I111 A. It iw lius,
Grant's llrst Secmtniy of War, died. It
was lepmled that Hiwlins had li.lt. Ills
family hi destltutu clicumstaiici", Gen
eial Grant saw that llio funeial nb-e.
(piles worn lilting to the position nf the
deccntod, and paid the ovpeiisos out of
his own pocket. 'I'll icuiauts of itiw
lins wem deposit d fni ceveiiil months
in Hie vault nt the (Jongic-.-lnuiil Omc-t-iy.
Finally It beeunie ntC'S-miy lo
lemnve them for liiiul Intel ineot. The
sexton sent Geneial Gnuit a nolo, -laying
tho leiiiniiH must, ho I'iken from the
vault and petuiiiiicntly Intoned, but
that them was n lot foi builil.
At Ibis time the widow of Itiwlius
had a good deal ot mono. Asnbscilp
Hon ot over $100,000 had b en rd'-ed
for her, but sho had mauled iiiiln and
failed to piiivide a n .sling place for Hie
body of hfi lii-t hu-b.uul. Well, Gen
eial Grant was (quiil to Hie einciueney
again. He puielnsed a lot and paiil
for IthiiiiMif. i'lieu he called Ids (Mil
net together and asked tlm membeis to
go vvhh him ti the biuiil. They ae
compaulcil him. When the ca.-ket was
opened the corpse wns found In a pet
feet anto of preservation, every feature
natmnl. Giant and one member of his
Cabinet were Hie only ones that innk'd
tit It. Then an Improvised f uncial cot
tege was arranged and honor paid to
the inemoiy of the dead olllcer, as the
remains wero laid permanently nwiy.
Grant wa much alloc od, and planted
a clu 11b, with Ids own hnnils, over the
grave, lie 'v as, withal, tho most com
plete man 1 ever knew. He was nlwuya
equal to any occasion."
ajiuhi:3ii:nt.s.
Tun Minstiii:l3. Tho Baltimore
Sun of' Tuesday, August -1, says :
'Ford's Opora Houso was packed last
night, every scat in tlio orchestra and
in the thieo galleries being occupied
and the aUles being (hiongad with poi
sons standing. The attraction was 0110
ot the ficslicst, snappiest minstrel
troupes over organized. It Is known as
McNIsh, Johnson & Sl.avln's Kcllncd
Minstrels. Every feature on tho pro
grnmino was so heartily npplaudcd that
it had to bo repeated. Even tho llrst
part, oxceptlng a tow old chestnuts,
was now and full of Irrcslstablo fun."
TlioIlllkoHcmidal.
LONUON, Aug. 8. Tho Idontlty of
llio ox-Cabinet Minister whoso Mason
with tho wife of 11 former minor
government olllclal ha3 boon the subject
ot go3sip and newspaper commont for
tho past two weeks, Is continued. To
day's law list announcoa tho beginning
of divorco proceedings by Mr. Cravvfoid
against his wife, and cites Sir Charles
Dllko as co-tcspondent.
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A llluckliiiillvr 1'iiiilNlicil.
Viknna, Aug. 8. JJoydece, tho Eng
lishman who was ario?led hero about
two weeks ago for having written to
Mr. Gladstone demanding 1,500 be
foioAug. 8, was to day sentenced to
six mouths' Impilsontneut.
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An Olllror Injnroil.
Nr.w Youic, Aug. 8. Col. Scott of
llio Eighth Heghnent liad Ids light leg
nroKen tins nioining by his hoi so lulling
upon him at Fifth avenue and Four
teenth snoot. Ho was attended by
Suigeon Kellloy and lomoved to St.
Vliiccul't) Hospital.
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A More l'ncllic 'lono.
London, Aug. 0. The Post htate-,
that Hm latest dispatches received at the
I'Virelsjn Olllee from M. de Gieis me so
pacillc in tone as to indicate u peedy
and peaceful settlement of Hie Afghan
frontier question.
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l'rriiiirliii; lor tlio KIccIIoiih.
London, Aug. 8 MomboH of Par
liament urn inpidlv quitting London
mid returning to tie ii homes to pic
nam for tho gcuoi ii election. The
IllStfOSsioU Of lt II llllf lit lifXplllllg
almnit unnollci'il.
BVSemorial Number.
T H E
National llepiilcaii
Will Issuoon
SUNDAY MORNING, Aug. 9,
A Memorial Number
In honor of tlio memory of
GEN. GRANT.
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GRANT IN MEXICO.
A IIOSlOllIdll'M ItCIlupCIIC08 Of tl(0
OI! CoiiiniHiMler.
Mr. Thomas J. Gargan ot Boston
who was In tho City of Mexico with
Gcnernl Grant somo years "after the
war relates the following:
One day General Slocum of Brook
lyn, N. Y., who was then a member of
CongicFs and who had commanded the
Second Aimy Corps, sat In tho Patio
with General Grant. Three or four of
us were thcio together smoking, when
General Slocum opened tho conversa
tion about thu Mexican war and dis
cussed tho capture ot Chapultepcc, Its
natural strength and tho marvel that
General Scott captured It with his
handful ot men. Either Grant or
Slocum 1 (inarked, I don't remember
which, that 2,500 Confederate troops
such in tho Aimy of tho Potomac en
counteied would have held tho place
against 23,000 of our tioops. They
talked of Geneial Quitman and Ids en
try Into tlio city, and conversed for
Home tlmo about old nimy friends and
acquaintances. Slocum left us shortly
after. Qrant remained qnlto silent for
a few minutes, and at length sold,
"Gargan, lot's take a short walk."
Wo went as far as the cemetery whero
the American soldiers who lost their
lives In Mexico are burled, or, as the
Inscription over the gate Informs you,
"Hurled under nn act of Congicss."
Wo walked through thoccmetery. Gen
eial Grant seemed much allectcd.
"They, woro bravo fellows," said ho,
"but wo must all como to tills ut last,
lint It seems so lonely not to be at homo
In your own countiy and among your
own kindred,"
On tho21stot May,1881,Mr,Moigau,
the Mexican Minister, gave a reception
at his hou:o in honor ot General Grant.
After two hours of patient attention to
tlio guests by General Grant, having
nuld his icFpects to nil, he said:
"Gargan, tell your wife where you may
be found, and wo will go Into tho next
room and havo a soolal game ot cards."
Tho party consisted of Goneral Grant,
Governor Facheco, Genoral Frlsblo and
myeclf. Wo played whist, a gamo
which General Grant played very well,
having Governor l'acheco for his part
ner, Goneral Frlsblo and myself wero
beaten. His wife called after him nt 12
o'clock, and General Grant, who was
olvvnvs very attentive to his wife, said:
"Gentlemen, tho ladles demand our at
tention. Wo will adjourn to meet
again."
(1HANT AN A BMOICIllt.
Ho AlivnyHHiuokcd it l'1'io Until ttio
Fight nt Fort l)oiielou,
Dr. T. II. And rows, physician at die
Grand Hotel, Cntsklll Mountains, tells
flriint At VlcltNlinrff,
Later on hi llio siege, when Uiu op
posing lines wem in eloso and deadly
rango, pickets were doubled at night to
prevent surprises. This was dangerous
business and weariness, for tlio guard
must bu watchful and wakeful through
out the night, and them was no relict
until dawn. Tho danger mado each
side courteous and icspeetful, and oc-
eassionally talkative If the olllcers wem
not too near, for tho "neb" and the
"Yank" sit facjng each other only a
fuw feetapart. Twice while tlio writer
was on this particular duty an ouler
was whispered down the Hue, "Don't
challenge," and then it was known
that tho "old man" himself was making
a personal ippection ot tlio grounds.
Ono night In particular ho sauntered
along within two feet of die vvijtcr, the
Inevitable cigar In Ids mouth, and after
ho had gonu a little distance an idea
struck tho "Johnny Rob" and ho ques
tioned. "Say, Yank, what you doing with two
officers of the baj?"
"There Isn't two," was tho answer.
But I've seen 'em."
"The lust one you saw was the olu
man.' "
"Whal? Granlr"
"Jos' so."
Then came a low whistle fiom tho sur
prised "rcb" and alter apparently cog
itating over the matter for a few seconds,
lie added: "No wonder you uns always
upuud eomln'. PombJilon never gets
out among tho boys that way." By
Pembeiton lie meant lib commanding
ofleer.
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tlriwit mid tlio I'alo Hornciiiiii,
The following is nn extract from a
sermon delivered on the 20th ultimo by
Itey. George M. Siiibmno of Little
Itcck, Aik.:
"Vlctoilous on many Holds, tlio great
soldier surmndeis to death nt last. In
the eaily .Inly morning a palo horseman
dismounted In front ot die cottage at
Mount McGregor and went In at die
window. As the nurse saw him ap
proach tho General's bodsido ho said:
'Go out I go out 1- q'hls Is my cliargo I'
But he would not go. Tlm nuiso sent
for tho phvslclans in haste, and thoy
came and said: 'Go out ! go oqt ! This
is our patlont I' But the pale hoiscnian
moved not. Then Mrs. Grant said to
him: 'Oh, go out I go out I This is my
husband)' Cu)onul Giant and Mis.
Sattorls said; 'Go out 1 go out This
Is our father ' But the gi lm horseman
put his hands upon tho General's wrists,
and his pulses ceased. Next tho cold
hand was laid over the heart and It be
came silent foiovor. And, finally, tho
hand crept up to die ejes and the por
tals closed upon this world, and all was
sllont. Grant had gone, and then the
palo horseman was toady- to go. Ills
work was done."
A IllNllllKlllNlioil Man lloail.
London, Aii '. 8.-Vlsuount Halifax.
a distinguished polllliiiii, and at ono
tliiio Secretary of State fm India. Is
dead, aged 81 )cniri.
(Iiiiih for Turltoy.
Itmir.lK, Aug. 8. 0.dei have been
lecelved by ICiupp fni 10(1 mum guna
for Tin key.
Ueuornl nriuit'u Numo.
Editor Critic: To-day being the
day on which the remains of General
Grant will bo consigned to their last
resting place, It may bo of some Inter
est to your leaders to learn the deriva
tion and meaning of the Gonoral's
original name Hiram Ulysses Grant.
Hiram Is from tho Phronlcinn, and slg
nilles "kingly;" Ulysses Is of Greek
dorlvatlon, and means "valiant In war:"
Grant is a nuro Saxon word, and menus
"craclous." Sa von will roo that lil
baptUmal name was a prediction ot his
future groatnesL w. p. s,
Washington, August S.
I'url t'liriiiirvon'H HIiionn.
London, Aug. 8. Kail Carnaivon,
Lord Lieutenant of Imlnni!, In ill with
rheumatism, and his piopo ed lour nf
1 1 eland has been postponed hideliultcl) .
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llio HnrntoKii Itiiccu.
AitAToa.v, N. Y., Aug. 8. Fust
nice fur m ildeu Ilneo-jear ohh, threo
quaitei.s of a mile. Apphlro won,
UuidiLu second, ftogei Eistman
third; time, 117$. Mutual pid $13.20.
Second race, mo Vhglnla stakes for
two-year old-, live fui longs. Khkniau
won, McCain's Last, second Georges
third; time, 103. Minimis in second
lace paid $.10.00.
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I'KHHONAI. Wr.NTION,
Colonel Frank E, Iliggins and wife
have gone to the springs.
Oenei.al Stewart Van Ylict ariived In
tlio city this morning and will remain
saveral dajs.
The Hev. S. II. Greene of Calvary
Baptht Cniuch has loft Hie olty with
Ids family, for his summer vacation. He
will spend a few weeks nt Saratoga and
then proceed to his former homo In Ver
mont. His Olinrclt lias been exceed
ingly fortunate In srcui big supplies dur
ing Ids absonso. To-moirow the pulpit
will bo supplied by Rev. O. F. Fllppo
of Vhglnla; Augii3t 23 nnd 30 by Dr. J.
II. Hawthoine of Atlanta Georgia ;Scp
tcmbor 0 by Jit. J.M Stlfiler of Ciozler
Seminary and September 13 Dr. J Q.
Walker of Philadelphia.
Tlio "Ccutrnl'H" Dellcit.
New Yoiik, Aug. 8. Tho Now York Cen
tral's statement ror tlio qutirtor cnillncr Juno
HO shows a dcflcloncy of )",381 after pay
ment of till ovpcuacd, incluuintr div Iricnda.
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inloptli of from slv Inches to n foot, and do
liiff tremendous diiraiiuo to crops.
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